Federal Dependencies of Venezuela

Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Dependencias Federales de Venezuela
Dependencies
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Location in Venezuela
Created	1938
Islands and Groups	List Aves Island (Isla de Aves) Las Aves Archipelago (Archipiélago Las Aves) La Blanquilla Island (Isla La Blanquilla) Los Frailes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Frailes) La Sola Island (Isla La Sola) Patos Island (Isla de Patos) Los Hermanos Archipelago (Islas Los Hermanos) Los Monjes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Monjes, disputed area) La Orchila Island (Isla La Orchila) Los Roques Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Roques) Los Testigos Islands (Islas Los Testigos) La Tortuga Island (Isla La Tortuga)
Area
• Total	342 km2 (132 sq mi)
Population  (2011 Census)
• Total	2,155
Time zone	UTC−04:00

The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela) encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Esparta and some Caribbean coastal islands that are integrated with nearby states. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated – according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Census only 2,155 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is officially under the authority of Central government in Caracas, although de facto power is often held by the heads of the sparse and somewhat isolated communities that decorate the territories.^[1][2][3][4]